(a) All water, sewer, and refuse collection accounts shall be in the name of the owner(s) of real estate to which the services are rendered, with billings to be on a monthly basis.
(b) Each property unit to which water, sewer, and/or refuse collection services are rendered shall be assessed a ten dollar ($10.00) depository requirement per service rendered, at the time the account is established, and again at the time such assessment depository fee shall be paid by the owner(s) or new owner(s), as the case may be, at the time the account is established. The deposit shall be refunded to the depositing owner(s) at the time the account is terminated, provided their account is current. Upon termination of an account, the Village Clerk may deduct any delinquency from the depositing owner(s) deposit before making the above refund.
(c) Partial payments on water, sewer, and refuse collection accounts of less than ten dollars ($10.00) shall not be accepted by the Village Clerk. Partial payments of ten dollars ($10.00) or more on such accounts shall be accepted by the Village Clerk at any time prior to delinquency certification to the County Auditor; however, acceptance of partial payments shall only apply for purposes of crediting the customer's account and shall in no way be construed as a waiver or estoppel of other remedies available to the Village for collecting unpaid or delinquent accounts, such as "shut-off" or services, litigation, assessment and collection of penalties and interest, or certification of a lien on the County real estate tax duplicate. Once certified to the County Auditor, partial payments on delinquent accounts shall not be accepted.
(Ord. 1988-19. Passed 12-20-88.)
(d) Partial payments on water, sewer, and refuse collection accounts shall be completely applied to refuse charges first, then completely applied to sewer charges second, and then completely applied to water charges last. The Municipal Manager, upon written request from a customer (not more than once per calendar year), may delay a “shut-off” of water services for up to thirty days for temporary and/or emergency hardship.
(Ord. 2001-08. Passed 5-17-01.)
(e) No banking institution, from which customers can pay accounts at, may accept partial payments of customer accounts.
(f) The Village Clerk shall certify delinquent customer accounts to the County Auditor for collection on the real estate tax duplicate at least once a year, including on or about June 30, of a given calendar year.
(g) It is the joint and several responsibility and liability of all parties to a real estate sale, transfer, or conveyance to check out the water, sewer, and refuse collection account's status on the real estate being sold, transferred, or conveyed, prior to closing. Failure to do so shall result in joint and several liability for all delinquencies, including penalties and interest, to all parties to a real estate sale, transfer, or conveyance.
(h) When property to which water, sewer, or refuse collection service is provided is about to be sold, any party to the sale or his agent may request the Municipal Manager or Village Clerk in writing for a meter reading at that property and to render within ten days following the date on which the request is made, a final bill for all such outstanding charges for services, including penalties and interest. Such a request shall be made at least fourteen days prior to the transfer of the title of such property. (Ord. 1988-19. Passed 12-20-88.)